ATI RN
ATI Maternity Exam 3 Questions
Extract:
A client who is at 30 weeks of gestation
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is at 30 weeks of gestation and is to have a nonstress test (NST). Which of the following statements by the client indicates a need for further teaching?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Lying supine during an NST can compress the vena cava, reducing blood flow; a semi-reclined or lateral position is used. Heart rate monitoring, test duration, and active baby timing are correct.
Extract:
A client who is at 23 weeks of gestation
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is teaching a client who is at 23 weeks of gestation and will return to the facility in 2 days for an amniocentesis. Which of the following instructions should the nurse give the client?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Emptying the bladder before amniocentesis improves comfort and safety. Bowel prep, fasting, and washing the abdomen are not required.
Extract:
A woman in her 40th week of pregnancy unsure about true or false labor.
Question 3 of 5
A woman in her 40th week of pregnancy calls the nurse at the clinic and says she's not sure whether she is in true or false labor. Which statement by the client would lead the nurse to suspect that the woman is experiencing false labor?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: False labor contractions often subside with activity like walking, unlike true labor signs of intense, regular contractions radiating from back to abdomen.
Extract:
A pregnant woman at her first prenatal visit with a softened cervix.
Question 4 of 5
On the first prenatal visit, the woman's cervix feels softened upon examination. The nurse records this finding as:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Goodell's sign is cervical softening due to pregnancy-related vascularity, unlike Homans' (thrombosis), Chadwick's (color change), or McDonald's (uterine flexing).
Extract:
A postpartum client approximately 6 hours after delivery.
Question 5 of 5
When the nurse is assessing a postpartum client approximately 6 hours after delivery, which finding would warrant further investigation?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: A heart rate of 115 suggests possible hemorrhage or dehydration, requiring further assessment, unlike normal postpartum findings like lochia or sweating.